Anyone have a match???
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,921
Likes: 0
From: GA "When I grow up, I'm gonna get a Trans Am and run from the cops". Direct quote from my 4yo son.
Anyone have a match???
Beginning of story. Vette has been down since Memorial day. Everything is finally put back together and the car is somewhat tuned. I put a performer rpm intake on the new 350/330 motor with vortec heads and does the hood clear? Oh hell no!!! I have a pre '80 hood with the low rise, but it hits on the choke tower. I just went to install it tonight and thats what I get. I'm sick as a dog (literally) and instead of screaming at everything around me this seemed a more appropriate place to vent. This car has beat me down and then some. If it wasn't a Vette, I think I'd throw a match to it about right now!!!!!
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,921
Likes: 0
From: GA "When I grow up, I'm gonna get a Trans Am and run from the cops". Direct quote from my 4yo son.
Well, it looks like I vented too soon. Turns out my newly reshimed hood latch was off by a bit and wouldn't go down in the latch. The way I found out was by the piece of foam I placed over the carb blew off with the hood closed on top of it when I started it to pull it in the garage. Got me to using what few brain cells I have left. At least I don't have to order a new intake.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 872
Likes: 3
From: Cortlandt Manor New York
Glad to see it worked out for you. It will serve as a cheap lesson. High rise hoods aren't cheap and then you have to get them painted.
If you modify make sure that the mods fit or what the consequences are when they don't fit.
If you modify make sure that the mods fit or what the consequences are when they don't fit.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,921
Likes: 0
From: GA "When I grow up, I'm gonna get a Trans Am and run from the cops". Direct quote from my 4yo son.
Originally Posted by sperkins
Sorry I missed ya tonight. Got home around 11:00 from putting down the hardwood floors. Hope the vette did good on it's inaugural run. 
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,921
Likes: 0
From: GA "When I grow up, I'm gonna get a Trans Am and run from the cops". Direct quote from my 4yo son.
Originally Posted by Bob Onit
What carb are you running?